02/12/16 Daya Bay discovers a mismatch The latest measurements from the Daya Bay neutrino experiment in China don’t align with predictions from nuclear theory.
02/11/16 LIGO sees gravitational waves The experiment confirms the last piece of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
02/09/16 Neutrinos on a seesaw A possible explanation for the lightness of neutrinos could help answer some big questions about the universe.
02/04/16 Weighing the lightest particle Physicists are using one of the oldest laws of nature to find the mass of the elusive neutrino.
01/20/16 Is the neutrino its own antiparticle? The mysterious particle could hold the key to why matter won out over antimatter in the early universe.
01/19/16 A speed trap for dark matter Analyzing the motion of X-ray sources could help researchers identify dark matter signals.
01/14/16 Exploring the dark universe with supercomputers Next-generation telescopic surveys will work hand-in-hand with supercomputers to study the nature of dark energy.
01/07/16 How to wrangle a particle Learn some particle accelerator basics from a Fermilab accelerator operator.
01/05/16 The booming science of dwarf galaxies A recent uptick in the discovery of the smallest, oldest galaxies benefits studies of dark matter, galaxy formation and the evolution of the universe.